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HEAD REST. No. 4093389. Patented Aug. 20, 1889,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN \VORTl-I CAMPBELL, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSlGNOR OFONE-THIRD TO JOHN FRANCIS LOGAN, OF SAME PLACE.

H EAD-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,389, dated August20, 1889.

Application filed August 1, 1887. Renewed December 14, 1888. Serial No.293,656. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN lVORlH CAMP- BELL, commercial traveler, of thecity of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario,Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improved llead Rest, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to design a portable head and arm restwhich will occupy [O butlittle space, and which may be made adj ustableso as to suit persons of different sizes, and speciallyadapted to seatsin railway-carriages and it consists, essentially, of a standard havingjaws at its lower end adapted to grip the I 5 back of a seat, on whichstandard is sleeved an upper standard carrying the cushion,with meansfor adjusting the height of the cushion, which is an air-cushion fittedon a springmetal frame. Side straps attached to the frame of cushionextend downward at each side of the user, which are buckled to aseatstrap, on which the user sits, a series of small curved lugs beingconnected with the side straps, on which arm-rests may be placed at aheight suitable for the user.

'Figure 1 is a View of my head-rest. Fig. 2 is a detail showing mode ofadjusting the height of head-rest.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate similar parts in bothfigures.

In Fig. 1, A is the back of a seat, on which is placed the lowerstandard B, curved at a and forming with the lower portion h of theupper standard O jaws a and 7e, which are 3 5 adapted to grip the backof the seat. On this lower standard B is sleeved the upper standard C,carrying the metal frame 0, which forms a bed for the cushion D, whichis buckled thereto. This cushion is an air- 0 cushion with screw-nozzle(I, through which it is inflated. The standards and frame are of springmetal, and preferably covered with leather or other suitable material.

E are side straps attached to the metal 5 frame of the cushion andcarrying a series of curved lugs e, on which may be hung, at a heightsuitable to the user, loops F for armrests. The side straps E are madeadjustable as to length to suit the user by being buckled to aseat-strap G.

In Fig. 2, the detail of adjustable standard,

the lower standard B, which is placed on the back of the seat, has asleeve 7) formed thereon, to receive and hold in position the lower endof. upper standard 0, which is pierced with an elongated slot 71 toreceive athumb-screw H, which also is adapted to pass through a hole inthe lower standard B and bind the upper to the lower standard at theadjusted height.

Having described the head-rest in position so as to give the requiredheight for cushion, the user sits on the seat-strap G, which has abuckle at each end, and having buckled the side straps E thereto, makingthem of the rcqu ired length, can rest his head on the cushion. Thearm-rests F are also hung on a lug e at the required height, and will befound very convenient when reading a book.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. An adjustable head-rest adapted tobe attached to the back of a seat having an adjustable supporting-strapconnected at each side to the cushioned end of the rest, and held inplace by the weight of the user, who sits on said supporting-strap,substantially as specified.

2. An adjustable head-rest adapted to be attached to the back of a seathaving an adjustable supporting-strap connected at each side to thecushioned end of the restand passing under the seat of the user,who sitsthereon, and having adjustably attached to said supporting-strap loopswhich form arm-rests, substantially as specified. 8 5

3. The combination,with the back of a seat, of lower standard B, havingsleeve Z) for lower end of the upper standard O, and adapted to receivein an elongated slot h thumb-screw l-I,wl1ich adj ustably binds theupper standard 0 .O to said lower standard, the lower portion of saidstandards forming jaws which grip the back of seat, together with theframe O, air-cushion 1), having screw-nozzle d, the side straps E, andseat-strap G, substantially 5 as specified.

4:- The combination,with the back of a seat, of lower standard B, andupper standard O sleeved thereon, the lower portions of said standardsforming jaws which grip the back of said seat, the upper standard beingheld adjustably in position by means of thumbscrew I-I,whioh passesthrough said standards, together With the air-cushion D, suitablyattached to said upper standard and provided with means for inflatingsaid cushion, the

5 side straps E, having lugs 6 attached thereto, arm-rests F, andseat-strap G, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination,with the back of a seat, of lower standard B, andupper standard 0 1o sleeved thereon, adapted to be attached to the backof said seat and held adj usi'ably in position, the upper standard 0, towhich is suitably attached the cushion D, together with the side strapsE, lugs e, arm-rests F, and seat-strap G, substantially as specified.

Toronto, July 12, 1887.

' JOHN WVORPH CAMPBELL. In presence of- CHARLES C. BALDWIN, J. MJACKSON.

